Daily Archives: 29/02/2012

Coalition MPs overturn Lords again on welfare reform

29/02/2012 – 5:32 pm

The government has again succeeded in overturning an amendment to the welfare reform bill that would have protected some disabled people from cuts to their benefits.
The amendment would have exempted many disabled people from a proposal to cut the housing benefit of working-age residents of social housing with spare bedrooms.
It was passed last week by [...]

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Disabled MP defends votes to cut disability benefits

29/02/2012 – 5:32 pm

A disabled MP has defended his decision to vote with the coalition government on controversial measures in the welfare reform bill that will see cuts to disabled people’s benefits.
Stephen Lloyd has faced accusations of hypocrisy because of his decision to vote with the government on five amendments around disability, while also playing a leading role [...]

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